🚢Getting Started

Welcome to Alby Hub, your next step towards taking full control of your personal and business finances

1. Get your Alby web Account 2. Launch Alby Hub 3. Connect your Alby Hub to the network and get your first lightning channel 4. Top up your Spending Balance 5. Connect your Hub to other apps

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Get an Alby Account🐝 for launching your Alby Hub 🚀

Create your Alby Account on getalby.com.

getalby.com

The Alby Account 🐝 is highly recommended (though not technically required).

Without an Account:

• ❌ No lightning address (must create invoice for each payment)

• ❌ No email notifications

• ❌ Limited support options

• ❌ Manual extension setup

With a free Account:

• ✅ Get [email protected] lightning address

• ✅ One-click extension connection

• ✅ Email notifications

• ✅ Better support

Create an Alby web Account here. 🐝

Are you interested in a personal onboarding session? Book one here. ☎️

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Let's launch!🚀

Follow the onboarding steps.

Now you only need to open one payment channel to be connected to the bitcoin lightning network, top up your balance and store a backup of your wallet offline. We'll guide you through all of this.

At the end you'll have full control and sovereignty over your money. 😊

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How to open your first payment channel 🛢️

How to top up your Alby Hub

Option 1: Send bitcoin to your Hub

Option 2: Buy bitcoin

Withdraw from an exchange

How to connect your Alby Hub to other apps

How to Link your Alby Hub to your Alby account to activate your lightning address

Your Hub now automatically links to your Alby Account during setup. If the link is lost: On "Connections"->"Connected Apps, click on "Link your Alby Account". After seconds it should be linked with a green text mentioning "✅Alby Account Linked"

Why do I need to link my Alby Account?

For Advanced Users: The protocol that links your Alby Hub to your Alby account is called NWC (Nostr Wallet Connect). This protocol is the same that is used to link your Alby Hub to many other apps on the app store. On the link below we cover the subject of connecting Alby Hub to other apps.

🔗App Connections

🎈 Congratulations! 🎉 This section contains everything you need to get Alby Hub up and running! If you're eager to dive deeper and learn more about Alby Hub, explore the additional sections through the links below 👇.

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Thank you for stopping by! This section was created with contributions from Jean-Paul, Moritz & Tomek